I appologise for butchering Sweden's dialogue :( I had my friend help me but it's still terrible... :(

Mathew was happy. He felt like he had finally found his place in the
G8. Everyone respected him; they listened to what he had to say. He
was starting to get along with his dads and he even had a best friend.
He was really grateful to Gilbert who had been there for him since the
beginning. He was happy for his friend. He was glad things had worked
out between him and Hungary. They were so cute together.

The G8 meetings were a lot more productive then before. They weren't
perfect, but there had been a lot of improvement. Peter, Al and Arthur
were playing cards. Matt didn't say anything, he was just glad his
family was getting along.

Matt sat down as Liz took over the meeting. He was glad he wasn't the
only one who had opinions. He was exhausted and needed a break. He
noticed that Russia was sitting alone in the corner, avoiding eye
contact with anyone. He remembered what Nikita had said last night. He
got up and walked towards Ivan.

"Are you alright?" he asked sitting down next to him.

Ivan looked up at Mathew. What did he want? Why was he bothering him?

"I'm fine."

"You don't look fine."

Ivan stayed silent. Why can't he just leave him alone?

"Look, Ivan if there's anything I can d-"

"What did she tell you?" Ivan hissed.

Mathew was speechless.

"What did my sister tell you?"

"...she said she was worried about you."

"So you're going to help me comrade? You're going to pretend you give
a shit about my problems just so you can impress my sister?" he
accused.

"No! I meant what I said yesterday. I love Nikita more than anything,
but I'm not going to tell her how I feel. She has enough to deal with
without having to worry about my feelings."

Ivan felt sorry for Mathew. Maybe he wasn't such a bad guy.

"Nikita?"

"...that's my nickname for her." Mathew said, blushing, "It just felt weird to keep calling her Ukraine when she was calling me Matt and I couldn't call her Katyusha because that's your nickname for her,,,"

"You do realize that Nikita is a male name in my country, da?"

"Really? Oh….She didn't say anything…I had no idea…"

Ivan stared at Mathew for a few minutes. He really was a nice guy and Katyusha really loved him. Why was he trying to stop them from getting together? Katyusha would finally be happy. He had to stop being so self-centered. He owed his big sister everything. He should do this, for her.

"…Matt...I have to tell you something comrade…" Ivan began to say.

"Peter!" shouted Finland, running towards his son with Sweden, "Oh Peter! We were so worried about you!"

"Y're gr'nd'd." Sweden said, scowling at Sealand.

"But dad!"

"Sve!" Finland exclaimed, "Don't worry Peter, he was really worried
about you too!"

Finland wrapped his arms around Sealand.

"Mom!" Peter whined.

"Why can't you call me dad?" Finland asked for the hundredth time.

"Cuz England and Sweden are my dads, you're my mom."

England stared at Sweden and Finland. He had just been reunited with
his son and now they were going to take him away. He felt awful for
not trying to get in touch with Peter sooner. He began to wonder if it
was too late to fix his relationship with his kids.

"D'n't y' e'er r'n 'w'y 'g'n." Sweden said, "C'mon F'nl'nd, P't'r."

"We're going to miss you buddy!" Gilbert shouted.

Mathew and Al came to give their little brother a goodbye hug.

"It was nice to see you again kid, but you can't run away like that. "
England told his son.

"Thanks for taking care of him." Finland said to Matt and Arthur,
before leaving with his husband and his son.

England watched helplessly as his son walked away, wondering if he'd
ever see him again. This was his fault; he should never have put him
up for adoption. Sweden and Finland looked like nice people and Peter
seemed to be happy. But England wasn't ready to give up yet! He'd find a way to fix his relationship with his youngest son.

Mathew stared as his younger brother walked away with his adoptive parents. The whole situation was terrifying to him. What would he do if Kumajiro ever ran away like that? Sometimes he forgot that he wasn't the kid's real father. He wondered if Kumajiro ever wished he could go back to living with his birth parents. His son never wanted to talk about them, but Mathew knew he must think about them sometimes.

Mathew felt sorry for Sweden and Finland. It must hurt to have your child run away from home like that. Even though Sealand wanted to be with England, Mathew could tell that he loved his "mom" and his dad very much. He wondered if Kumajiro wanted a mom. He wondered if Kumajiro missed him as much as he missed him.

Ivan walked out of the room. He needed some fresh air. Why was it so damn hot in Florida? He couldn't wait to go home in a few days.

He had almost told him. He had almost told Mathew that Katyusha was in love with him. Why the hell was he going to do that? He needed Katyusha. Natalya was fucking insane and she was the only one who could protect him. If Katyusha got all lovey-dovey with Mathew, where would he go? Where would he be safe? He'd already lost Toris this week and he couldn't bear to lose anyone else. He had no one else.

He wasn't being selfish. If they were going to get together he wouldn't stop it, but Mathew had specifically said that he didn't want to date his sister. Why did he have to tell him that Katyusha loved him back? Couldn't that idiot figure it out for himself? If he doesn't get a clue, he doesn't deserve to date his Katyusha.

He wasn't doing anything wrong, he told himself. Then why does he feel so guilty? Ivan took out his flask of vodka and gulped some down, hoping to forget about this whole thing.

"Hi Matt!" Ukraine said, smiling.

"Am I on speaker phone?" Matt asked.

"Don't worry, Kumajiro is asleep."

"How is he?"

"…He's not doing so good. He stayed in bed all day."

Mathew sighed. What the hell was he going to do? Kumajiro was just getting worse and worse. The medication seemed to be having almost no effect what so ever. He tried not to think about it, but the thought of losing Kumajiro was unbearable.

"Thanks…I owe you big time for helping me out. You're the best." He told her to reassure her. But he really believed what he said. She was the best. He was so lucky to have her in his life.

"No problem. I want to help….I'm worried about him too." She confessed.

Mathew smiled. They really were getting close. He wished he could be there with them.

"Nikita? Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." She said smiling. She loved it when he called her Nikita.

"…Do you think he misses me?" he asked, embarrassed.

"Of course he does! Didn't you hear him yesterday? He misses you a lot! Why are you asking?"

"…Peter's adoptive parents came to get him today. He had run away from home to be with dad….I just couldn't help but think…I mean I'm not his real dad…"

"Oh Matt! Don't think of it like that! You're his dad and he loves you."

"…But he must think about his birth parents sometimes, right?"

Ukraine thought of what Kumajiro had said after his dad had left.

"He's going to leave me, just like my real parents did,"

"Am I really a bad son?"

"Listen Mathew. I'm an orphan too. I have wondered about my parents, but I love my family. I wouldn't trade Natalya and Ivan for anything in the world. "She told him.

Mathew smiled faintly. She was right, he was worrying too much. He shouldn't worry about this; he should be more concerned about his son's health.

"I tried to talk to Ivan today." He told her.

"Really? How is he?"

"…He seems really upset…I think he just wants to be left alone for a while." He said, not wanting to bring up the awkward conversation he had had with her brother.

Nikita was worried about her little brother. He was really heartbroken. She wanted to do something; she wanted to comfort him. Maybe Mathew was right, maybe he just needed some time alone.

GAH! It's almost done D: